Summer Shadow Program

Do you want to help give an Honors student a glimpse into your profession?

The SAS Honors Summer Shadow Experience is a one day job shadowing experience which gives Honors Alumni an opportunity to mentor a current Honors student and help them to preview a potential career at your place of work.

One way to accomplish this is to set up a schedule for the day which allows for maximum exposure on what you do. Through this one day shadowing experience at your place of work our students hope to:

Explore their curiosity about an interested career

Get an inside preview into a professional environment

Meet with professionals in the field

Discover whether the industry or professional role is a good fit

Learn industry vocabulary

If you are an Honors alum who would like to participate in our Summer Shadow Experience, please fill out the application form below.

Siddarth's favorite part of the day was, "the whole day!" He explained, "it was very immersive and Scott let me see a large amount of what he does in a single day. It was incredible!" He also strongly agreed that the shadowing experience helped him gain clarity about his academic and career goals.

After her Preview day, Grace Z. commented, "I feel like I gained more insight with what I wanted to do with the future which is what I was looking for, and I also got more than what I was looking for!" She advises that other SASHP students who participate in the Preview program should "Prepare ahead of time what you are looking to get out of the experience with specific goals."

Grace Z.'s favorite part of the day was "... having a casual conversation with Grace C., and how I felt free to ask."

Ankita's favorite part of her day was "sitting in on rounds with a team of psychiatrists, adolescent physicians and cardiologists. It was so exciting to be able to recognize a lot of the terms they were using from things that I have learned in class, and it made my coursework feel worthwhile!"

She also enjoyed "getting to see how patient interaction played out. It really reminded me of why I'm interested in medicine in the first place, and I know I'll be going back to Dr. Shaffer for advice."

Wee Siang shared that "Andy set up meetings with various professionals throughout the day. This provided great insight into the workings of a corporation, as well as a holistic education regarding the industry and its clients."

Wee Siang's favorite part of the day was "meeting with the Director of Strategic Analytics. His work on data sets and obtaining valuable insights were entirely relateable to my own research on healthcare and nursing homes. It was exciting listening to his experiences."

Mike set up meetings with multiple of his colleagues, who work in all different parts of the company, and with different backgrounds for Jennifer to meet.She felt that it was "great to get various perspectives - it gave me a great gauge of all ICF does. The day was very well planned out, and everyone was so kind and helpful."

Jennifer's favorite part of the day was "getting lunch with Mike Alter, being able to talk in depth and get to know each other."

Chandni's favorite part of the day was "meeting with various other team members and seeing the different roles within the data analytics team." She strongly agreed that the shadowing experience helped her to gain clarity about her academic and career goals.

For her Preview day, Shannon said that Andy "set up meetings for me throughout the day with people from a variety of departments, so I was able to get a real feel for what I'd be interested in. He also set up a meeting for the first hour with someone from HR who runs the internship program so I imagine this will be a very useful person to know for the future!"

Shannon's favorite part of the day was "sitting in on a pitch meeting."

Raymond thought, "it was such a unique experience. Mike arranged for me to speak with four of his coworkers, so by the end of the day I was able to interview five different consultants with varying roles and perspectives."

While Raymond wished he could have seen more of the finished product, he enjoyed understanding the "innovations energy companies are making in order to better price their offerings and reduce waste."

Arif was was able to sit in on a meeting between the members of the consult liaison team, consisting of Dr. Shaffer, another child psychiatrist, a health psychologist, a neurologist, and a 4th year med student as they discussed the differential diagnosis on one of the patients. He was also brought along with the team as they went to the patient and got to observe the health psychologist establish a rapport with the patient.

Elizabeth's reflection of the experience: "It was a really great day that interested me in banking, a field I never thought I would end up in, and showed me that many people's majors do not lead them to their careers."

His favorite part of the day was seeing Dr. Dicker in action, and said, "his passion and enthusiasm for the field mirror precisely the kind of physician I hope to become. This truly could not have been a better experience."

Hemisha's favorite part of the day was, "seeing the patients and being a part of rounds." As a student on the pre-med track she took this opportunity to "ask a lot of questions, figure out the positives and negatives of the profession..."

Ishika's favorite part of the day was, "getting to talk to individuals with a variety of roles within the organization," and strongly agreed that the experienced helped her gain clarity about her career goals.

Sruti's favorite part of the day was, "learning about employees’ unique experiences in their positions and connecting with them."

"I definitely gained a holistic view of the marketing/advertising business in general. I had a very naïve view of the industry and being able to gain an insider look really helped enlighten me on both the positive and negative aspects of the field."

Siddarth's favorite part of the day was, "the whole day!" He explained, "it was very immersive and Scott let me see a large amount of what he does in a single day. It was incredible!" He also strongly agreed that the shadowing experience helped him gain clarity about his academic and career goals.

After her Preview day, Grace Z. commented, "I feel like I gained more insight with what I wanted to do with the future which is what I was looking for, and I also got more than what I was looking for!" She advises that other SASHP students who participate in the Preview program should "Prepare ahead of time what you are looking to get out of the experience with specific goals."

Grace Z.'s favorite part of the day was "... having a casual conversation with Grace C., and how I felt free to ask."

Ankita's favorite part of her day was "sitting in on rounds with a team of psychiatrists, adolescent physicians and cardiologists. It was so exciting to be able to recognize a lot of the terms they were using from things that I have learned in class, and it made my coursework feel worthwhile!"

She also enjoyed "getting to see how patient interaction played out. It really reminded me of why I'm interested in medicine in the first place, and I know I'll be going back to Dr. Shaffer for advice."

Wee Siang shared that "Andy set up meetings with various professionals throughout the day. This provided great insight into the workings of a corporation, as well as a holistic education regarding the industry and its clients."

Wee Siang's favorite part of the day was "meeting with the Director of Strategic Analytics. His work on data sets and obtaining valuable insights were entirely relateable to my own research on healthcare and nursing homes. It was exciting listening to his experiences."

Mike set up meetings with multiple of his colleagues, who work in all different parts of the company, and with different backgrounds for Jennifer to meet.She felt that it was "great to get various perspectives - it gave me a great gauge of all ICF does. The day was very well planned out, and everyone was so kind and helpful."

Jennifer's favorite part of the day was "getting lunch with Mike Alter, being able to talk in depth and get to know each other."

Chandni's favorite part of the day was "meeting with various other team members and seeing the different roles within the data analytics team." She strongly agreed that the shadowing experience helped her to gain clarity about her academic and career goals.

For her Preview day, Shannon said that Andy "set up meetings for me throughout the day with people from a variety of departments, so I was able to get a real feel for what I'd be interested in. He also set up a meeting for the first hour with someone from HR who runs the internship program so I imagine this will be a very useful person to know for the future!"

Shannon's favorite part of the day was "sitting in on a pitch meeting."

Raymond thought, "it was such a unique experience. Mike arranged for me to speak with four of his coworkers, so by the end of the day I was able to interview five different consultants with varying roles and perspectives."

While Raymond wished he could have seen more of the finished product, he enjoyed understanding the "innovations energy companies are making in order to better price their offerings and reduce waste."

Arif was was able to sit in on a meeting between the members of the consult liaison team, consisting of Dr. Shaffer, another child psychiatrist, a health psychologist, a neurologist, and a 4th year med student as they discussed the differential diagnosis on one of the patients. He was also brought along with the team as they went to the patient and got to observe the health psychologist establish a rapport with the patient.

Elizabeth's reflection of the experience: "It was a really great day that interested me in banking, a field I never thought I would end up in, and showed me that many people's majors do not lead them to their careers."

His favorite part of the day was seeing Dr. Dicker in action, and said, "his passion and enthusiasm for the field mirror precisely the kind of physician I hope to become. This truly could not have been a better experience."

Ariel Bae '18 (Planning & Public Policy; History) shadowed Michael Friedman RC '84 (History), the Director of the Office of Editorial Content at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C.

Ariel's favorite part of her day was "going to the meetings and seeing the different ideas people contribute for the ShareAmerica website."

Ariel believes she gained a valuable mentor and enjoyed getting "tips about how to get a foot in civil service."

Hemisha's favorite part of the day was, "seeing the patients and being a part of rounds." As a student on the pre-med track she took this opportunity to "ask a lot of questions, figure out the positives and negatives of the profession..."

Ishika's favorite part of the day was, "getting to talk to individuals with a variety of roles within the organization," and strongly agreed that the experienced helped her gain clarity about her career goals.

Sruti's favorite part of the day was, "learning about employees’ unique experiences in their positions and connecting with them."

"I definitely gained a holistic view of the marketing/advertising business in general. I had a very naïve view of the industry and being able to gain an insider look really helped enlighten me on both the positive and negative aspects of the field."

Rachel Henry '21 (Economics) shadowed Michael Friedman RC '84 (History), the Director of the Office of Editorial Content at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C. (Summer '18)

Rachel strongly agreed with the statement the experience helped me to gain clarify on my career goals and said, "After this experience, I can see myself working for the government."

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